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Ministry of Rural Development
Funds allocated under PMAY-G in Maharashtra
During the last three years more than Rs. 93 thousand crore released to States/UTs for construction of houses in rural areas under PMAY-G
During the last three years i.e. from 2018-19 to 2020-21, an amount of Rs.93,494.83 Crore  has been released to States /UTs for construction of houses in rural areas under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin .
The district-wise number of houses constructed under PMAY-G in the State of Maharashtra during the last three years is given at Annexure. The district-wise details of houses constructed for all the states can be seen at PMAY-G website: https://www.pmayg.nic.in .
In order to achieve “Housing for All” in rural areas, the Ministry of Rural Development is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin  with effect from 1st April 2016 to provide assistance to eligible rural households with overall target to construct 2.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities. The beneficiaries under PMAY-G are identified from Socio Economic Caste Census -2011 and also from Awaas+ survey conducted for identification of households, who though eligible for assistance under PMAY-G, but claimed to be not included in the list of eligible beneficiaries under SECC 2011. The year-wise targets allocated to States /UTs and to Maharashtra on the basis of SECC 2011 and Awaas+ database year-wise under PMAY-G are given as under:
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Financial Year
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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All India Targets
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42,33,011
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31,54,507
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25,13,662
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58,62,199
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44,24,610
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61,02,372
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Maharashtra
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2,30,422
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1,50,934
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68,464
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3,54,501
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3,09,741
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3,91,921
Annexure
District-wise number of houses constructed under PMAY-G in Maharashtra during the last three years 
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S.No.
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Name of the District
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Total No. of houses constructed

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1
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AHMEDNAGAR
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19689
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2
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AKOLA
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17474
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3
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AMRAVATI
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33722
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4
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AURANGABAD
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8677
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5
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BEED
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5840
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6
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BHANDARA
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18636
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7
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BULDHANA
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9177
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8
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CHANDRAPUR
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10922
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9
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DHULE
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29082
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10
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GADCHIROLI
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11579
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11
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GONDIA
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59487
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12
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HINGOLI
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4758
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13
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JALGAON
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23162
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14
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JALNA
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3643
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15
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KOLHAPUR
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5740
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16
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LATUR
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3953
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17
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NAGPUR
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12167
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18
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NANDED
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14156
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19
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NANDURBAR
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63704
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20
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NASHIK
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37363
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21
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OSMANABAD
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1991
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22
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PALGHAR
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16655
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23
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PARBHANI
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2342
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24
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PUNE
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6434
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25
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RAIGAD
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4070
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26
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RATNAGIRI
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2468
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27
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SANGLI
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6503
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28
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SATARA
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2973
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29
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SINDHUDURG
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1692
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30
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SOLAPUR
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11517
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31
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THANE
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2469
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32
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WARDHA
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5365
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33
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WASHIM
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2904
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34
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YAVATMAL
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15695
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Total
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4,76,009
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Rehearsal reveals the paradox between a superhuman and the actor on centre stage: Director Khusnora Rozmatova
The kernel of the superhuman is the pursuit of perfection
#IFFIWood, 24 November 2022
As per the famous German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, Superhuman is a continuation of man in the future as an ideal rather than a realistic goal. The same philosophy is also accepted in Sufi Philosophy.Man is always transient, something to be overcome. The kernel of the superhuman is the pursuit of perfection.
The plot of the film ‘Rehearsal’, which was screened under the International Panorama section of 53rd International Film Festival of India in Goa, revolves around this core philosophy.
Addressing the “IFFI Table Talks” today, Director Khusnora Rozmatova said the film has been inspired by the philosophy of superhuman from both east and west. “Rehearsal” reveals the dynamics of superhuman through the protagonist Orzu, who works in a theatre. “Her play narrates about the birth of a higher man, for when a higher man is born, people are saved from oppression, suffering, and unite with the Creator”, she added.
Responding to a query on Indian Cinema, Khusnora said that songs from Raj Kapoor’s films are very popular in Uzbekistan. She further said there are not many women filmmakers in Uzbekistan and this trend is changing slowly in recent days.
Director Khusnora Rozmatova addressing the ‘IFFI Table Talks’)
International Panorama Film ‘Rehearsal’ was screened at IFFI-53 yesterday.
About the Film- Rehearsal
Original Title: Repititsiya
Director & Screenwriter: Khusnora Rozmatova
Producer: Rustam Djamilov
DoP: Islom Risoulov
Editor: Timur Kiyasov
Cast: Tohir Saidov, Elmira Rahim Jonova, Zarifa G’Afurova, Muslima Muhammadi Yeva
Synopsis: Orzu works in the theatre. The film begins with a scene where the director circumcises his son in an old synagogue, referring to the religious narrative that led Abraham to sacrifice Ishmael. A new play talks about the birth of a higher man for when a higher man is born, people are saved from oppression, suffering, and unite with the Creator. Orzu is the protagonist but it’s clear that the idea of a higher man is not needed right now, as people are not yet ready.
Watch the full interaction here:PIB IFFI CAST AND CREW | Manas/Alok /Swadhin/Darshana | IFFI 53- 100
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
India attracted total FDI inflow of US$ 67.54 billion during April to December 2020;
FDI equity inflow grew by 40% in the first 9 months of F.Y. 2020-21 
Foreign Direct Investment  is a major driver of economic growth and an important source of non-debt finance for the economic development of India. It has been the endeavor of the Government to put in place an enabling and investor friendly FDI policy. The intent all this while has been to make the FDI policy more investor friendly and remove the policy bottlenecks that have been hindering the investment inflows into the country. The steps taken in this direction during the last six and a half years have borne fruit, as is evident from the ever-increasing volumes of FDI inflows being received into the country. Continuing on the path of FDI liberalization and simplification, Government has carried out FDI reforms across various sectors.
Measures taken by the Government on the fronts of FDI policy reforms, investment facilitation and ease of doing business have resulted in increased FDI inflows into the country. The following trends in India’s Foreign Direct Investment are an endorsement of its status as a preferred investment destination amongst global investors:
- India has attracted total FDI inflow of US$ 67.54 billion during April to December 2020. It is the highest ever for the first ninth months of a financial year and 22% higher as compared to the first ninth months of 2019-20 .
- FDI equity inflow grew by 40% in the first 9 months of F.Y. 2020-21  compared to the year ago period .
- FDI inflow increased by 37% in 3rd Quarter of 2020-21  compared to 3rd quarter of 2019-20 .
- FDI inflow showed positive growth of 24% in the month of December, 2020  compared to December, 2019
Special Service and Features
CPWD conducts Swachhta Campaign
Central Public Works Department  under Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs conducted outdoor cleanliness campaign at Government residential colonies at Thiruvananthapuram. Central Government Residential colonies at Poonkulam and Melethumele, Thiruvananthapuram were part of the programme. This initiave is part of nationwide cleanliness campaign Swachhta Campaing 2.0 by Government of India. At Poonkulam Shri. Dharmapalan.M, Executive Engineer  CPWD, led the campaign and Smt. S.N. Vijayalakshmi Thangachi, Assistant Engineer  , co-ordinated the event. At Melethumele, Shri.P.K.Jose, Executive Engineer-PMSSY Project Division led the campaign and Shri. A Ameerkhan, Assistant Engineer  acted as the Nodal Officer. Officers and staff of CPWD and residents of colonies participated in the programme.
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Finance Commission
The Fifteenth Finance Commission interacts with economists in Karnataka
The 15th Finance Commission headed by Chairman, Shri N.K. Singh along with its Members and senior officials began its Karnataka visit with an interaction with economists.
A number of issues relating to the Terms of Reference of the Finance commission was discussed which include:
- Issues related to incentivising States on various performance indicators was discussed - Experts gave their extensive suggestions on the design of such incentives and potential indicators.
- Experts while commending Karnataka’s good fiscal performance, highlighted the large regional inequality which exists within the State. Similar regional inequalities in other major states in India were also discussed along with some possible solutions.
- In the area of democratic decentralization, in which Karnataka is a pioneer, various recent studies and trends related to third tier of government were discussed. Experts raised concerns regarding large infrastructure gaps and democratic deficit which persists. With regards to urban local bodies, special attention was drawn towards increasing fiscal need due to rapid urbanization, suggestion related to better revenue collection and some measures to improve land management were given to the Commission.
- Experts also raised the issue of use of population data of census 2011 by the Commission. Most of the Experts were of the opinion that latest population data must be used as that represents the present needs of the States. However, incentives should be designed for States which have done better population control.
- Suggestions on the issue of intergovernmental transfers through Centrally Sponsored Schemes, revenue deficit grants and other specific purpose grants were also discussed
The economists who were present at the interaction with Chairman Shri N. K. Singh and members of the Finance Commission include - Mr.T R Raghunandan Formerly Joint Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj; Dr. Jyotsna Jha, Director, Centre for Budget and Public Policy; Dr. Rupa Chanda Professor, IIM, Bangalore; Dr. Narender Pani Professor, NIAS; Mr.Venkat Rao Ghorpade; Mr.H.A.C Prasad, Secretary General, FKCCI; Dr. Ashwin Mahesh CEO of Mapunity; Mr. Pranay Kotasthane, Head Research, Takshashila Institution, Bangalore; Mr. M Govinda Rao, Emeritus Professor, NIPFP& Councillor, Takshashila Institution, Bangalore; Dr. S.S. Meenakshisundaram Visiting Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru; Dr. Kala Sridhar, Professor, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru; Dr. D. Rajashekher Professor, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru; Prof. R S Deshpande, Former Director, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore; Mr. M G Chandrakanth, Director, ISEC and Dr. S R Keshava, Professor, Department of Economics, Bangalore University.
Ministry of Communications
West Bengal Postal Circle released Special Cover on Santipur Saree
Kolkata, 9th November, 2021
To celebrate the essence of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ , a Special Cover on Santipur Saree was released by the Member , PSB , in the presence of Chief Postmaster General , West Bengal Postal Circle and other Officers and Staff, at Yogayog Bhawan , Kolkata. Earlier West Bengal Postal Circle has taken initiative to bring out Special covers on ‘GI’ certified products. Ten Special Covers have already been released in this connection, viz. ‘Banglar Rasogolla’ , ‘Tulaipanji Rice’, ‘Fazli Mango’, ‘Sitalpati’, Bardhaman Mihidana ,Bardhaman Sitabhog, Joynagar Moa, Gobindobhog Rice , Lakshman Bhog Mango and Himsagar Mango.
Santipur Saree may be defined as the Saree which is traditionally woven in Fly Shuttle Frame/Pit Looms using 80s-100s cotton yarn in warp and weft with plain border and/or border with extra warp jacquard designs of different characteristics viz. floral, abstract, geometrical, instrumental motifs, special motifs of different historical backgrounds, temples and other natural motifs with typical colour pattern in pallu. Body of the fabric may be plain or decorated with “Buti” using Extra Warp/ Weft with or without the help of jacquard. The material used in Santipuri Sarees are mainly cotton and silk. For its uniqueness Santipur Saree has obtained GI Tag in the year 2009.
As the ‘Geographical Indication’ is a part of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiated by Government of India, it helps producers to recognize uniqueness of their products and builds a reputation and an image which would help them to earn the premium in both national and international markets for their products.
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Photo Caption:- A Special Cover on Santipur Saree was released by West Bengal Postal Circle at Kolkata’s Yogayog Bhawan
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Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department conducts searches in Maharashtra
The Income Tax Department carried out a search and seizure operation on 23.09.2021 on a group of four major Steel Rolling Mills based in Jalna, Maharashtra. These companies are engaged in the business of manufacturing steel TMT bars and billets mostly using steel scrap as raw material. The operation was conducted in more than 32 premises spread across Jalna, Aurangabad, Pune, Mumbai and Kolkata.
During the course of the search and seizure operation, many incriminating documents, loose sheets and other digital evidences were found and seized. These evidences clearly indicate the involvement of the companies in large scale unaccounted financial transactions made outside the regular books of accounts, including inflation of purchases using entry providers, unaccounted cash expenses and investments, etc. The evidences found also indicate the laundering of substantial amount of unaccounted income earned by the companies in the guise of share premium and unsecured loans using shell companies. Evidence for unaccounted purchase in excess of Rs.200 crore has been found. Huge quantity of unaccounted stock was also found in the factory premises of the companies.
12 bank lockers were unearthed during the search operation. Unaccounted cash of more than Rs. 2.10 crore and jewellery amounting to Rs. 1.07 crore has been seized from different premises. Evidence detected so far, indicates that, unaccounted income is likely to exceed Rs. 300 crore and the four companies have already disclosed additional income to the extent of Rs. 71 crore consequent to the search.
Further investigations are in progress.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Privatisation of Fisheries Sector
The Department of Fisheries in Government of Indiahas been implementing policies and schemes for sustainable development of fisheries sector. A Centrally Sponsored Scheme  on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries was implemented during 2015-16 to 2019-20 with a vision of creating an enabling environment for integrated development of the full potential offisheries of the country, alongwith substantial improvement in the income status offishers and fish farmers keeping in view the sustainability, bio-security and environmentalconcerns.Subsequently, Government of India in May, 2020 approved a flagship scheme “Pradhan Mantri MatsyaSampada Yojana”  a scheme to bring about Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of fisheries sector in the country. PMMSY is being implemented for a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in all States and Union Territories.
Besides, the Government of India has notified the National Policy on Marine Fisheries, 2017 that provides the guidance to explore and sustainably use oceanic fishery resources in the Exclusive Economic Zoneof India.
Government of Indiaalso advise the Coastal States and Union Territories from time to time to issue necessary Orders to prohibit destructive fishing methods including LED light fishing, pair/bull trawling.
In addition, uniform fishing ban is implemented in the Indian EEZ for a period of 61 days on East Coast and the West Coast. However, the traditional non-motorized fishing vessels are exempted from this uniform fishing ban imposed in the Indian EEZ beyond territorial waters.
- Government of India has no proposal to privatize the fisheries sector.
- and  Ministry of Earth Sciences  is steering the draft National Policy for India’s Blue Economy-2021  as the nodal Ministry and as per the information received from MoES, the draft policy on India’s Blue Economy framework is under consideration.
This information was given by The Minister of Fisheries , Animal Husbandry Dairying Shri Parshottam Rupala in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
214.55 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
28,09,189 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 49,636
Active cases stand at 0.11%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.7%
6,768 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,39,06,972
6,093 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
88.87 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 3,16,504 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Minister For MSME and Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari emphasizes on all-round efforts for implementation of various initiatives undertaken as part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat
Minister for MSME and Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has emphasized that all-round efforts are required for implementation of various initiatives undertaken as part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Addressing, a Virtual Conference on Indian MSMEs as Growth Engines to Economy on the occasion of International MSME Day the minister mentioned that in the journey of making Aaatmanirbhar Bharat, it is imperative that special focus is laid towards Agriculture, Food Processing industry, Leather and Tribal Industries. Further he also urged to make use of technology and mentioned that research, innovation and quality improvement can play a major role in industrial development.
On this special occasion, Minister for MSME, Shri Nitin Gadkari launched the integrated services of Udyam Registration Portal with Common Service Centre  Portal to increase penetration of benefits of various Government schemes amongst MSMEs in far-flung areas.
Minister of State for MSME and Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi stated that Ministry is supporting MSMEs through various schemes and initiatives to enhance manufacturing competitiveness and unleash the true potential of MSMEs. He also emphasized on the importance of Import substitution and encouraged MEMEs to adopt digital tools and techniques in unprecedented times, to re-build and craft new models that will ensure speedy revival of their businesses and become future ready.
During the Panel Discussions chaired by Secretary  and Additional Secretary & Development Commissioner , special emphasis was laid on Export promotion and making use of Free Trade Agreements  for achieving India’s goal of becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2025. In another Session on Enabling MSME E-commerce for Business Beyond Borders, it was highlighted that in recent years, the emergence of online markets through e-commerce has boosted and had a positive impact on MSMEs. By adopting e-commerce, MSMEs stand to gain significant advantages such as increased revenues and margins, improved market reach, access to new markets, savings in marketing spending, customer acquisition and enhanced customer experience. Ministry of MSME is committed towards providing requisite support to the MSMEs and upcoming entrepreneurs in strengthening Indian economy and working towards vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
On the occasion of International MSME Day,the Virtual Conference on Indian MSMEs as Growth Engines to Economy was organised by the Ministry of MSME in association with India SME Forum, Electronics & Computer Software Export Promotion Council, Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, the Gem & Jewelry export promotion council, Council for Leather Exports and All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association on role of MSMEs in fueling the growth to achieve the PM’s vision of USD 5 Trillion Economy.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Digital Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates provided to Clinical Trial Participants of COVISHIELD and COVAXIN through Co-WIN
Indian Council of Medical Research  in partnership with Serum Institute of India  had conducted phase II/III bridging studies of COVISHIELD from August 2020. Phase III efficacy clinical trials for COVAXIN were also conducted by Bharat Biotech International Limited  from November 2020. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had received several requests from the trial participants for digital vaccination certificates through Co-WIN.
It was decided that vaccination certificates may be issued to such participants who were administered the vaccines during these trials/studies, after the trials/studies were unblinded. ICMR was designated by the Union Health Ministry as the nodal agency for collection of vaccination data for such participants. ICMR had provided the data for 11,349 such persons to the MoHFW. Digital vaccination certificates have now been issued through Co-WIN, to such persons who participated in these studies/trials of COVISHIELD and COVAXIN.
The participants would be able to download their individual certificates through Co-WIN Portal, Aarogya Setu, Digilocker or UMANG Application.